Fire Engineer

Fire Engineer

London, UK | Hybrid | Full-time

Who we are:

Ashton Fire is a dynamic and rapidly growing Fire Safety and Engineering Consultancy. Operating from an ethical platform, our social and environmental values are at the core of our organisation and service delivery. We strive to provide the highest quality, morally and ethically balanced service to our clients whilst maintaining a team-focused working environment.

Perks & benefits:

Most of our benefits are available to all employees from day one of employment.

• Hybrid Approach: Work a blend of where you’re most productive- whether from home or the office, the choice is yours


• 9-Day Fortnight: Enjoy an extra day off every two weeks, giving you more time to focus on what matters most


• Core Hours: Shape your workweek around our flexible core hours, making it easier to balance work and life


• 25 Days Holiday: Take time to recharge with 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays), rising to 30 days at 9 years’ service


• Flexible Bank Holidays: Choose when to take your bank holidays, giving you the freedom to celebrate what matters to you


• Enhanced Pension: Enjoy peace of mind for the future with 6% employer pension contributions, rising to 8% at 5 years’ service


• Enhanced Parental Leave: Enhanced maternity leave and one month of fully paid paternity leave


• Private Medical: Comprehensive health coverage through Bupa, plus access to our health cash plan
  


• Mental Health Support: 24/7 access to medical advice through our Employee Assistance Programme


• Bonus Scheme: Annual discretionary bonus based on both company and personal performance


• Professional Registration Scheme: Bonus scheme to award for becoming chartered and registering for membership with professional
  institutions


• Christmas Shutdown: Enjoy a company-wide break between Christmas and New Year on top of your annual leave


• Company Events: Monthly socials with your local office and three company-wide events per year.

About the role:

Your role will encompass all aspects of fire safety engineering. This will range from undertaking research on new products and systems, working with design teams, preparing fire strategies, undertaking site inspections and computational modelling, through to supporting the implementation of effective fire safety management and protection measures in existing buildings. Once you have developed a sound knowledge of the industry, we offer opportunities to specialise in different areas of fire engineering to suit your interests. 

As a part of our company, you will have the opportunity to liaise with a wider team of highly skilled fire consultants with specialisms that incorporate a diverse range of fields. You will be supported in learning fire safety engineering techniques and practices by our highly competent fire engineering tea,m which includes Chartered Engineers. We will provide a supportive environment for you to develop both personally and professionally, and we want you to be proactive in this by being accountable for achieving your personal and our collective goals. 

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with colleagues across all offices and support fire engineers at all levels on projects. 

• Manage own projects and assume responsibility for setting and meeting deadlines and keeping track of own financial performance and budgets. 

• Develop fire strategy designs utilising a mixture of code compliance and performance-based approaches within a wide range of sectors such as residential, commercial, heritage, sports grounds, healthcare etc. 

• Produce technical reports outlining assumptions and bases of design, methodologies, and recommendations. 

• Attend site visits and conduct inspections (if ). 

• Keep up to date with new technologies and innovations in fire engineering and brief the team where relevant. 

• Continually advance your knowledge and skills in application of fire engineering principles and relevant legislation through continual professional development, with an aim to achieve chartered engineer status (CEng) with a recognised professional body. 

• Attend and make a positive contribution to meetings, both internally and externally, and help us to continually improve Ashton Fire and the wider fire safety industry. 

• Contribute to the graduate training scheme and support graduate and junior engineers with their career progression. 

• In time, support Ashton Fire in undertaking research projects and publishing technical articles, including conference and journal papers. 

Skills you will bring:

• Upbeat personality with a high level of integrity and ethics
  

• Multi-tasking team player with the ability to work alone and use
  initiative. 

• Excellent organisation and time management skills
  

• Reliable, with a friendly and helpful approach
  

• Strong, positive communication skills.
  

• Fantastic attention to detail.
  


• Good problem-solving abilities.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
  

• Fluent English (spoken, written and comprehension).
   

At Ashton Fire, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, providing equal opportunities where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age (within legal limits), disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We believe that a diverse team brings a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and ideas - and that's what drives innovation and excellence in everything we do.